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Common Street Drugs and Terms

Street Drug Terms

SERIAL SPEEDBALLING: Sequencing cocaine, cough syrup, and heroin over a 1 to 2 day period A- BOOT: Under the influence of drugs AGONIES: Withdrawal symptoms CHALKED UP: Under the influence of cocaine HEAVEN AND HELL: PCP PHARMING: Consuming a mixture of prescription substances TARDUST: Cocaine TWEAK MISSION: On a mission

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Common Street Drugs and Terms

Common Street Drugs

  Amphetamines Street Drug Names: Bennies, Black Beauties, Bumble Bees, Co-pilots, Crank, Cross Tops, Crystal Meth, Dexies, Footballs, Hearts, Hot Ice, Ice, L.A. Glass, Meth, MDMA, Pep Pills, Speed, Uppers, Wake Ups Toxicology Detection: 48 to 72 hours Psychological Effects: A low dose can cause alertness, euphoria, increased motor performance

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Drug Free

There are many ways to keep your family and friends drug free. Every family has expectations of behavior that are determined by principles and standards. These add up to “values.” Children who decide not to use alcohol or other drugs often make this decision because they have strong convictions against

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Cocaine

Cocaine addiction is a very serious and sometimes life threatening dilemma. Not only is it difficult for the addict, it is extremely hard on those around them who care about them. For the addict, admitting they have an addiction problem can be difficult. However painful this may be, it must

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Meth
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Meth

Meth addiction is a very serious and sometimes life threatening dilemma. Not only is it difficult for the addict, it is extremely hard on those around them who care about them. For the addict, admitting they have an addiction problem can be difficult. However painful this may be, it must

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Club Drugs

Club drugs are often take at raves. “Raves” are large dance parties which are held in unusual settings like warehouses or railroad yards. The run all night and feature computer generated, high volume, pulsating music known as “techno” or “house” music. Rave clubs got their start in England during the

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Street Drugs

Street drugs are illegal in most places in the world today. For this reason, talk of it has had to go underground. A very effective way of going underground is the development of a secret street drug code language known and understood only by those who live in that world.

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Illegal Drugs
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Illegal Drugs

Illegal drugs are very dangerous because they can cause damage to an individual’s brain, heart, and other important organs. For example, cocaine which is illegal can cause a heart attack the very first time it is used. Also, when a person uses drugs that are illegal they are less likely

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Drug Abusers

Many people see the problems that drug abusers have as strictly a social problem. They tend to characterize people who take drugs as morally weak or as having criminal tendencies. They believe that drug abusers and addicts should be able to stop taking drugs if only they were willing to

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People on Drugs

One reason people often give for taking drugs is that it makes them feel good. Actually, it does feel good because most drugs act directly on the limbic, or “pleasure center,” in the brain. Some might light up a cigarette at a party. They might not consider themselves to be

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Drugs

Drugs are used by almost everyone at one point or another during their life. There are several different types of drugs and they all have very different purposes. Some are necessary to keep an individual alive while others that are taken even though they may not be necessary. Often these

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Drug Rehabilitation
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Drug Rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation programs have grown dramatically in the past 30 years. Drug abuse has become a major affliction in society today. No aspect of life is untouched by this epidemic. Crime and violence are the most obvious byproducts, but amorality, ruined relationships, aborted careers, endangered families, and ruined lives are

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Living Sober

For a recovering drug addict, staying and living sober is a long-term process. It involves a combination body, mind, and spirit. It’s important to repair as much of the damage done by old habits as possible. It is also important to build new and healthier habits. The time formerly taken

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Alcohol Poisoning

Alcohol poisoning is characterized by the consumption of too much alcohol, too fast. It acts as a poison to your body. Sometimes if an individual drinks too much, they will pass out. This is their body’s way of protecting itself from absorbing any more alcohol. But when an individual drinks

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